Monday, July 6, 2015

Greece told door for debt negotiations remains "open"

Leaders of France and Germany told Greece's government today the door for negotiations with creditors remained open but urged it to make quick proposals to reach a cash-for-reform deal.

"The door is open for discussion," President Francois Hollande told reporters, standing next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling on Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to make "serious" proposals quickly.

Chancellor Merkel said the conditions for a discussion on a programme involving the European Union's bailout fund were not present and urged Greece to put proposals on the table this week.

"We say very clearly that the door for talks remains open and the meeting of euro zone leaders tomorrow should be understood in this sense. But at the same time we say that the requirements for starting negotiations about a concrete ESM programme are not present at the moment," she said.

The two leaders were due to pursue discussions over dinner. They have requested an emergency meeting of euro zone leaders in Brussels tomorrow to discuss Greece.

The Greek government is to due to present new debt proposals at tomorrow's meeting.

Meanwhile, the European Central Bank has decided to maintain emergency liquidity assistance for Greek banks at the current restricted level...........http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0706/712881-greece-economy/

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3 comments :

  1. EZB hält Notkredite für Athens Banken aufrecht...

    Die EZB gibt weiter grünes Licht für Notkredite an die griechischen Banken. Die Obergrenze wird dafür aber auf dem aktuellen Niveau bei knapp 90 Milliarden Euro belassen.....welt.de
    6/7/15

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  2. Tsipras to present proposals at eurozone summit...

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will present new proposals to an emergency eurozone summit in Brussels today for a deal on his country's deepening debt crisis.

    The European Central Bank has increased pressure on the Greek financial system by refusing to increase the level of emergency lending to Greek banks.

    The banks, which had been due to reopen today, will now not open until at least Thursday.

    The leaders of France and Germany told Greece yesterday to come up with serious proposals in order to restart financial aid talks.

    In a warning shot to the banks, the ECB raised the amount of collateral they must post for any loans.

    The move does not affect the lenders right away, but served as a reminder that their fate lies in its hands.........http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0707/713111-greece-economy/
    7/7/15

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  3. « La France fera tout pour que la Grèce reste dans la zone euro », assure Valls...

    « Tsipras doit prendre ses responsabilités aujourd’hui à l’Eurogroupe et engager la Grèce sur la voie des réformes », a déclaré le Premier ministre sur RTL. Il a annoncé qu’un débat aurait lieu à l’Assemblée nationale mercredi.

    Après François Hollande qui a appelé à la solidarité lundi soir et a affirmé qu’il y « urgence pour l’Europe, urgence pour la Grèce », c’est au tour du Premier ministre de réaffirmer que « la France fera tout pour que la Grèce reste dans la zone euro ».

    « Il n’y pas de sujet tabou sur la dette et le rééchelonnement, sur le fait qu’on reprofile, qu’on retravaille sur la dette (...) Les bases d’un accord existent (...) Tsipras doit prendre ses responsabilités aujourd’hui à l’Eurogroupe et engager la Grèce sur la voie des réformes », a déclaré Manuel Valls sur RTL.

    « La zone euro doit rester cohérente et fiable (...) La France est convaincue que nous ne pouvons pas prendre le risque d’une sortie de la Grèce de la zone euro (...) C’est un risque pour la croissance et l’économie mondiales et un risque politique », a-t-il poursuivi avant d’ajouter qu’un débat aurait lieu à l’Assemblée nationale mercredi.
    lesechos.fr
    7/7/15

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